Meal Plan Sign-Up & Administration

Spring 2025-26 On-Campus Meal Plan Sign-Up & Change Information

Meal Plan changes for 2025-26 are no longer being accepted.  Please contact the Blugold Card Office via e-mail the BlugoldCard@uwec.edu with any questions.

Fall 2026-27 On-Campus Meal Plan Sign-Up & Change Information

All students living in a residence hall must have an on-campus meal plan each semester and can chose from either the Gold Flex, Blu or Loyalty Dining Dollars plan. 

Students will be automatically assigned the Gold Flex plan when their room assignment is made.  Students will be allowed to change their meal plan before the start of the semester.  Details and instructions on how to change a meal plan will be sent to students in June.

(Students living in Aspenson Mogensen, Chancellors, Haymarket Landing and The Priory are exempt from this policy but may purchase one of these plans for convenience, if desired.)

On-Campus Meal Plan Additional Information

All students who live in a residence hall must have an on-campus meal plan each semester and can choose from either the Gold Flex, Blu or Loyalty Dining plans. The location of a student’s residence hall does not determine or suggest which plan they should choose. Students living in Aspenson Mogensen Hall, Chancellors Hall, Haymarket Landing and The Priory are exempt from this policy but may purchase a meal plan if they would like.

Students living in campus housing that requires an on-campus meal plan will be assigned the Gold Flex plan when their housing assignment is made.  If a student wants either the Blu or Loyalty Dining Dollars plan, it is their responsibility to initiate the change within the parameters of the meal plan change period as explained above.

Meal Plan Dollars can be used at any campus dining location during each semester. They are used as cash equivalent to make dining purchases and have no cash value.

Meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of the first semester will roll over to second semester only if a student has an active on-campus meal plan both semesters. All on-campus meal plan dollars remaining at the end of the academic year will expire. Meal plan dollars have no cash value.

Additional details on each available meal plan can be found here: Meal Plans

Board Days for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Fall Semester

August 29, 2026 - November 24, 2026

November 29, 2026 (dinner only) - December 19, 2026 (breakfast only)

Spring Semester

January 23, 2027 - March 12, 2027

March 21, 2027 - May 15, 2027 (breakfast only)

Off-Campus Meal Plan Sign-Up

Off-Campus students are not required to have a meal plan.  However, we have two meal plans geared towards students living off-campus, in Aspenson Mogensen Hall, Chancellors Hall, Haymarket Landing or The Priory: Diner's Club and the Flex 50 Meal Plan. Both plans can be purchased on-line through eAccounts.

(Please note that the Flex 50 Meal Plan is available for purchase between July 1 - February 28.  The Flex 50 Plan expires at the end of the academic year. No refunds on unused dollars or blocks will be issued.  Balances may not be transferred at any time.)

Additional details on each available meal plan can be found here: Meal Plans

Have questions?

Blugold Card Services administers the sign-up process and meal plan accounts for all students, faculty and staff. If you have difficulties signing up for a meal plan, or if you have questions regarding the billing process, visit Blugold Card Services in Davies Center. You can also contact us via e-mail at BlugoldCard@uwec.edu or call 715-836-4070.

If you need help determining which plan is the best fit for you, please contact Blugold Dining at dining@uwec.edu or 715-836-5261.

For information on meal plan accommodations, please contact the Head of Dining Experiences, John Arnold at arnoldjp@uwec.edu

Additional Information

• All Meal Plans, except Diner’s Club, Blugold accounts and the Flex 50 meal plans, include a $290 non-refundable administrative fee which covers utilities, operational upkeep, food service equipment and supplies, furniture, cleaning and administrative salaries for all dining facilities.
• Meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of first semester will roll over to second semester only if a student has an active on-campus meal plan both semesters.  All on-campus meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of the academic year will expire.  Meal plan dollars have no cash value.
• Additional Diner’s Club deposits, Blugold Account deposits and Flex 50 Meal Plan purchases can be made online through eAccounts at any time.  (No Flex 50 purchases will be accepted after February 28.)
• Refund Policy for Blugold and Diner's Club balances:  Account balances are refunded only when a customer's relationship with the university ends and there is an account balance of $25 or more. Refunds must be requested from the Blugold Card Office within one month of the relationship with the university ending. A $15 processing fee is assessed for all account refunds.
• UW-Eau Claire reserves the right to change meal plan rates should costs increase more than anticipated at the time the original rates were established.